Originally Posted by
crewdawg
Not necessarily. I've seen the #1 in category get reserve coverage before. Admittedly that was a rare/niche situation, but I've seen top pagers get reserve coverage a fair amount. 12.M.5 is one of the items I put on the survey that needs an overhaul. I know, I know "reserve is a choice/for junior/it's supposed to suck."
<sigh> Exactly. Especially in holiday months, when coverage can creep WAY up the list, for both Reg and Res (though especially Res). Reg is only protected from coverage if you are in top 50%
of Regular bidders (which can be 40% in category). 40-50% in category (especially as a Captain) ain't even CLOSE to junior. Much less a senior bidder who bids reserve by choice, where only the very top reserve bidder is protected. (I know, 'else start next', but that misses the point entirely).